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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
9th International Yoga Day celebrated at Gateway of India in Mumbai in the presence of Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri. Piyush Goyal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the International Yoga Day function at the United Nations Headquarters is a matter of pride for our country - Union Minister Piyush Goyal
Mumbai, 21 June 2023
The 9th International Yoga Day was celebrated at the Gateway of India in Mumbai this morning in the presence of Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal and Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri. Eknath Shinde.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the International Yoga Day function at the United Nations Headquarters is a matter of pride for our country” said Shri. Piyush Goyal on the occasion. Extolling virtues of yoga through his personal experience, the Minister added that the Prime Minister through his focused efforts, expansive vision and inspiration has bought Yoga on the world stage with the International Yoga Day being celebrated world over on 21st June since 2015. Shri. Goyal wished everyone on the occasion of International Yoga Day and encouraged them to practice Yoga for a long and healthy life.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also interacted with those present and greeted everyone on Yoga Day. Under the guidance of Yoga Guru Suresh Yadav, of Patanjali Yog Sansthan, various Yogasanas were performed by all participants. The program was jointly organized by the Mumbai Port Authority, the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the Union Ministry of Textiles and Patanjali Yog Samithi. Vice Chairman, Mumbai Port Authority Mr. Rajeev Jalota, Director General, Home Guard, Mr. PK Upadhyay, Divisional Commissioner, SEEPZ, Mr. Shyam Jagannathan, Commissioner, Textiles, Smt. Rooprashi, Managing Director and Chairman of ECGC, Mr. Senthilnathan, Commandant, CISF, Mr. Virendra Pratap Singh, Dr. Amit Gupta of Tata Hospital, office bearers of Pantanjali Yog Sansthan along with senior administrative officers, as well as employees of various departments, representatives of various civil society organizations and youth were present in large numbers for the event.PIB Mumbai | SVS/NM/ NJ/ SSP/DR
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Cut-off date for Civil Services Examination
The upper age limit as on 01.08.2018 for Civil Services Examination  2018 is 32 years. This upper-age limit is relaxable for reserved category candidates.
As per the guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel & Training  on crucial date for determining age limits for competitive examination conducted in parts by the UPSC/SSC vide OM No. AB.14017/70/87-Estt. dated 14th JULY, 1988, the cutoff date for Civil Services Examination is decided.
The rule is equally applicable to all the candidates. Therefore the question of being unfair to some does not arise.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds at isolated places very likely over West Madhya Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh and East Rajasthan
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department:
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05 June : ♦ Thunderstorm with lightning & gusty winds  at isolated places very likely over West Madhya Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh and East Rajasthan; with lightning & gusty winds  at isolated places over Gujarat state, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and East Uttar Pradesh and with lightning at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Kerala & Mahe, Lakshadweep, Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Rayalaseema, Telangana, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.♦ Thunderstorm/Duststorm with lightning & gusty winds  very likely at isolated places over West Rajasthan. ♦ Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall at isolated places very likely over Coastal Karnataka and Heavy Rainfall at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Kerala & Mahe, Interior Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Lakshadweep, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat state, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura. ♦ Strong Winds  very likely over Southwest &West central Arabian Sea and Squally Weather  over south Maharashtra-Karnataka-Kerala coasts and Lakshadweep & Maldives areas.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas

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Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chairs day-long MoD ‘Chintan Shivir’ in New Delhi
Several innovative proposals emerge to boost domestic defence manufacturing, ex-servicemen welfare, more reforms in Armed Forces & greater collaboration of DRDO with other research bodies
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chaired a ‘Chintan Shivir’ of Ministry of Defence in New Delhi on July 06, 2023, where several innovative proposals emerged to enhance indigenisation content in domestic defence manufacturing; provide better health & pension services & re-settlement to the ex-servicemen; more collaboration of DRDO with other research bodies; performance audit; bringing more efficiency in the functioning Ministry of Defence and future roadmap of different organisations.
The Raksha Mantri sat through the day-long deliberations, which were spread over six sessions, covering important issues pertaining to Department of Defence , Department of Defence Production , MoD , Department of Military Affairs , Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare  and Defence Research & Development Organisation .
Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande, Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane, Secretary  Shri Vijoy Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat and other civil & military officials of MoD from all ranks attended the meeting.
Presentations were made by each department which were followed by frank and free exchange of ideas.
Tweeting after the meeting, the Raksha Mantri said: “Had extensive discussions during the day-long ‘MoD Chintan Shivir’ today. Several important issues pertaining to strengthening India’s Defence capabilities and the welfare of our Ex-Servicemen were discussed. I have directed all the concerned departments to prepare a time bound action plan and make a presentation on the Action Taken Report within 15 days.”
The Raksha Mantri directed that a detailed action taken report on various issues be submitted to him within a fortnight to take forward these discussions.
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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Cheetah Project Steering Committee constituted to review, progress, monitor and advice on the Cheetah introduction to the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department and NTCA
The National Tiger Conservation Authority  has constituted a Cheetah Project Steering Committee as per the decision taken in a meeting with Additional Chief Secretary  Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, chaired by the DG,Forest &SS, in supersession of O.M of even number dated 22nd September, 2022 on the Cheetah Task Force.
The members of the said Committee are as follows:
- Dr. Rajesh Gopal, Secretary General, Global Tiger Forum, New Delhi - Chairman
- Shri R. N. Mehrotra, former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & HoFF/CWLW, Rajasthan: Member
- Shri P. R. Sinha, former Director, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradu: Member
- Dr. H. S. Negi, former APCCF Wildlife: Member NTCA
- Dr. P. K. Malik, former Faculty at WII: Member NTCA
- Shri G. S. Rawat, former Dean, Wildlife Institute of India/ Member WII Society, Dehradun: Member
- Ms Mittal Patel Social Worker, Founder Vicharta Samuday Samarthan Manch , Ahmedabad: Member
- Principal Chief Conservator of Forests  & Chief Wildlife Warden, Madhya Pradesh – Member
- Prof. Qamar Qureshi, Scientist, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun – Member
- Inspector General, NTCA, New Delhi: Member
- Shri Subhoranjan Sen, APCCF- Wildlife: Member Convener
Consulting panel of international Cheetah experts :
- Prof. Adrian Tordiffe, Veterinary Wildlife Specialist, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Dr. Laurie Marker, CCF, Namibia
- Dr. Andrew John Fraser, Farm Olievenbosch, South Africa.
- Mr. Vincent van dan Merwe: Manager, Cheetah Metapopulation Project, The Metapopulation Initiative, South Africa
The Terms of Reference of the Task Force are as follows:
- To review, progress, monitor and advice on the Cheetah introduction to the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department and NTCA .
- Opening of the Cheetah habitat for eco-tourism and suggest regulations in this regard.
- Suggestions on community interface and for their involvement in the project activities.
- The Steering Committee shall be in-force for a period of two years and will hold at least one meeting every month, besides taking field visit as and when required.
- The Committee may invite any expert for consultation, as and when required.
- Panel of International Cheetah experts shall be consulted for advice or invited to India as per specific requirement.
- The NTCA, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change would facilitate the working of the said committee.
- The travel costs for non-official members and other incidental expenses would be borne by the NTCA as per extant rules.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
MSP Operation during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
Over 69.5 LMT Paddy Procured from more than 6 lakh Farmers
Total MSP Flow of Rs. 13,128.12 crores
The arrival of Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21 has already commenced and Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes as was done in previous seasons.
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Food Corporation of India alongwith other government agencies has, upto 15.10.2020, done procurement of over 69.53 LMT Paddy during ongoing KMS 2020-21 from 6.09 Lac farmers of various procuring States and UTsof Punjab, Haryana, UP, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh,Kerala and J&K. Thetotal MSP value till date has been to the tune of Rs 13,128.12 Crores.
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Further, based on the proposal from the States, approvalwas accorded for procurement of 41.67 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds for Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the State of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under Price Support Scheme  so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 15.10.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 723.79 MT of Moong and Urad having MSP value of Rs. 5.21 crores benefitting 681 farmers in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra and Haryana. Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs. 52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
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The Procurement of seed cotton  during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 has started from 1stOctober, 2020 and cumulative procurement as on 15th October,2020 by Cotton Corporation of Indiahas reached a quantity of 118064bales under MSP for a value of Rs. 33353.62 lakh benefitting 24001 farmers.
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AYUSH
Promotion of Local Traditional Medicine
NEIAFMR has been documenting and validating traditional healing practices scientifically for recognition and integration into the health care services. In addition, it is certifying traditional healers in their respective domain and creating a pool of certified traditional healers. The traditional healers are involved in the recently introduced AYUSH Health and Wellness Centre.
The Government had established North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine  for systematic research, documentation and validation of traditional folk medicine and health practices in 2012. The Ministry changed the name and mandate of the Institute as North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Folk Medicine Research  in July, 2021.
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences , an autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH has been documenting and validating local health traditions prevalent among individuals and communities through the Tribal Health Care Research Program  in 14 states through its 14 institutes, and Medico-Ethno Botanical Survey  in eight states through 08 institutes and by Reactive approach, taking leads voluntarily provided by individuals.
The Government is not aware about the concept like creation of ‘Traditional Hut’. However, the NEIAFMR has initiated to aggregate the healers nationwide. The Conclave among the healers for capacity and awareness building are organized from time to time.
This information was given by Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Mission LIFE-Online Green talk series GYAAN VIGYAN AUR HUM
As part of MISSION LIFE Awareness Programme, National Museum of Natural History, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is organizing a five days online Green talk series "GYAN VIGYAAN AUR HUM" from 06th to 10th February 2023. The programme started on 6th Feb in which large number of students from Digital libraries of villages - Jamalpur and Fazilpur Badli are participating along with others students across the country The Scientists from reputed research organizations are delivering talks followed by interaction with children. The programme is aimed to create awareness on important issues related to Environment .
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways is committed to Service, Safety & Punctuality as Technological Transformations are brought about
Indian Railways is committed to service, safety & punctuality as technological transformations are brought about. The Chairman, Railway Board interacting with media in New Delhi today said that serious endeavours are being made on the safety and security front which are yielding positive results. He pointed out that there have been no passenger fatalities during the current financial year as the result of very conscious efforts. While Safety is given priority, every effort is made to stick to punctuality. Efforts are also to improve passenger amenities and facilities through various measures that are being planned to be introduced over the next few months on the catering front etc.
Ministry of Finance
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council 
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council  here today.
The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur, Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India; Shri Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Finance Secretary/Secretary, Department of Revenue; Shri Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs; Shri Debasish Panda, Secretary, Department of Financial Services; Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology; Shri Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Dr. Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser; Shri Ajay Tyagi, Chairperson, Securities and Exchange Board of India ; Shri Subhash Chandra Khuntia, Chairperson, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India ; Shri Supratim Bandyopadhyay, Chairperson, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority ; and Dr. M. S. Sahoo, Chairperson, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India  and other senior officers of the Government of India and Financial Sector Regulators.
The meeting reviewed the current global and domestic macro-economic situation, financial stability and vulnerabilities issues, major issues likely to be faced by banks and other financial institutions as also regulatory and policy responses, Liquidity / Solvency of NBFCs/HFCs/MFIs and other related issues. Besides, market volatility, domestic resource mobilisation and capital flows issues were also discussed by the Council.
The Council noted that the COVID-19 Pandemic crisis poses a serious threat to the stability of the global financial system as the ultimate impact of the crisis and the timing of recovery, is uncertain at this point of time. While, decisive monetary and fiscal policy actions aimed at containing the fallout from the pandemic, have stabilised investor sentiment in the short-run, there is a need to keep a continuous vigil by Government and all regulators on the financial conditions that could expose financial vulnerabilities in the medium and long-term. The efforts of the Government and regulators are focused on avoiding a prolonged period of dislocation in financial markets.
The Council took note of the initiatives taken by the Government and the regulators in the recent months to help revive the economy. Government and the RBI have announced various fiscal and monetary measures to pre-emptively limit the economic damage and would continue to address the liquidity and capital requirements of the financial institutions.
The Council also reviewed the action taken by members on the decision taken by FSDC earlier.
Ministry of Defence
Defence Production Corridor in Bundelkhand
Hon’ble Finance Minister in his budget speech  had announced setting up of two Defence Industrial Corridors in the Country. Subsequently, Hon’ble Prime Minister, during the inaugural address of Investors Summit 2018, had announced that one of these Defence Industrial Corridors will be set up in Uttar Pradesh. Subsequently, six nodes have been identified for Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor viz. Agra, Aligarh, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Kanpur and Lucknow. Six consultation meetings of stakeholders were organized across various nodes of Uttar Pradesh.
During the Aligarh meet held on 11th August, 2018, investment of over Rs.3700 crore were announced for Uttar Pradesh Corridor.
In addition, Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited , a joint Venture Company with Ordnance Factory Board , JSC Rosonbornexport and JSC concern Kalashnikov  was dedicated to the nation in Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh by the Hon’ble Prime Minister in March, 2019. This JV envisages production of Rifle AK-203 and its modifications in India of at least 7.50 lakh Rifles.
Further, Government has also appointed a consultant who has been working on Detailed Project Report for Defence Corridor.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Dr. Ashok Bajpai in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
DPIIT organizes roundtable interaction on “Exploring the India Toy Story”
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  and Invest India, in collaboration with the Toy Association of India, successfully organized a roundtable interaction on “Exploring the India Toy Story”, today in New Delhi. This event coincided with the 14th edition of the India Toy Biz International Expo - one of the largest toy fairs in the country - and brought together prominent global and domestic toy manufacturers, retailers, associations, and government officials to discuss the burgeoning opportunities in the domestic toy sector.
The session was chaired by Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, DPIIT. During his keynote address, Shri Singh highlighted India's remarkable progress in fortifying the "toyconomy", with the sector poised to grow exponentially over the coming years. The Secretary further noted the impressive transformation that the sector has also recently witnessed, as exports rose by a staggering 240% in the period from 2014 to 2023, coupled with a significant 52% reduction in toy imports into the country during the same period. Shri Singh said that bolstered by a population of approximately 350 million under the age of 15, the potential for the toy industry and manufacturers in the country is huge. He concluded by applauding the expanding scale, size and technical expertise of local manufacturing that is quickly establishing India as a hub for toy production.
Shrii Sanjiv, Joint Secretary DPIIT, during his remarks expressed gratitude to all stakeholders for their participation at the lively roundtable. He reminded the audience to embrace the vision of "Vocal for Local Toys" as emphasized by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, while also stressing on the urgency and availability of safe, high-quality toys domestically. With both global and Indian players in attendance, Shri Sanjiv ended his address by inviting the companies to formulate strategies that aided in decisively taking the industry forward, and hoped that the insights gained during the event served to unlock the potential that India offers in this key sector.
During the session’s tangible discussions between the attending business and government stakeholders, the industry pointed out their own growth stories and the challenges overcome to increasingly expand their domestic operations. Manu Gupta, Chairman, Toy Association of India, highlighted the achievements of the industry in last few year, especially on the back of more than 9600 registered MSME toy manufacturing units, and 8 GI toy clusters in the country.
Overall, the event saw participation from over 50 attendees, including major domestic manufacturers such as Playgro, Sunlord, Micro-Plastics, Aequs, Funskool, Dream-Plast, among others, that have been at the forefront of the manufacturing revolution in this sector. The vision shared by the speakers allowed the audience to understand the far-reaching developments in the sector till now, as well as experience the momentum that the industry has gained as it quickly enters its next phase of integration into the global toy supply chains.